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Yahoo Lobbies for its Board Slate, Management
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Yahoo sought to rally shareholder support for its board of directors and management amid a proxy battle with billionaire Carl Icahn, saying the investor had outlined an "ill-defined plan" for the future of the Internet company.
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Paul Sakuma / AP Yahoo!'s headquarters in California. |
Yahoo [YHOO
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Icahn is running a slate of directors to replace Yahoo's board and has called for the removal of Yahoo co-founder and Chief Executive Jerry Yang ahead of the company's annual shareholder meeting on Aug. 1.
He has said the company should still offer to sell itself, though Microsoft has said it is no longer interested in a full buyout.
"Icahn misrepresents the manner in which we negotiated with Microsoft," Yahoo said in its investor presentation. "Our board remains the best and most qualified group to maximize value for Yahoo stockholders." The company struck a similar tone in a letter to shareholders last week.
Several major Yahoo investors said on Friday they are not sure whether they will side with Icahn in his proxy fight, including Legg Mason Capital Management [LM
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Earlier this month, Yahoo rejected an alternate Microsoft proposal to buy its search business and a 16 percent stake in the company for $9 billion, plus annual advertising payments.
Instead it reached a nonexclusive pact with larger rival Google [GOOG
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Yahoo shares fell 1.7 percent to $20.97 on the Nasdaq.
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